🇬🇧🇨🇳 tentacle - 触手 : English Lesson

Meaning of "tentacle" ("触手"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A tentacle is a long, slender, flexible appendage found on certain animals, such as octopuses and squids. Tentacles are used for various purposes, including capturing prey, sensing the environment, and moving around. They often have suction cups or other structures to help with gripping.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

If I had eight tentacles, I could do my homework, eat pizza, and play video games all at once!

I asked the aquarium octopus for a hug, but it just patted me on the head with a tentacle.

I saw a cartoon where a squid played the piano—lucky thing had tentacles for every key!

I dropped my ice cream, and for a second, I wished I had a tentacle to catch it mid-air!

If I had a tentacle, I’d use it to turn off the light without leaving my bed.

At the tide pool, a child leaned close. A pale tentacle brushed her finger. Another tentacle curled around her hat, careful and warm. A third tentacle tapped a shell, then nudged a pebble toward her. She offered the pebble; the tentacle touched it, then let go. She grinned as the tentacle waved and slipped back to sea.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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